The Last Thing I Need
...is a great big project that'll suck up a bunch of my time. So of course, that's exactly what I'm thinking about doing. I think this Christmas Break thing might be getting to me already, and it's only been one day.
Anyway, I read Ana Mardoll's deconstruction of the Twilight series. The way she puts it, a deconstruction is meant to open up a dialogue, point out the different interpretations the text has, and what the book might say about society in general. In my youth, and even now to a certain degree, I typically dislike such an in depth analysis of a book. Sometimes, particularly in children and YA literature, a sentence is meant to be taken at face value. But I genuinely enjoyed her deconstruction. She attempts to remain objective and not outright bash the story or its author, which I think is immensely important when arguing one way or another, and she also brings up some interesting points about the characters that I hadn't considered before (don't worry guys, I still hate Twilight).
What with the all of the movies released, the hype surrounding Harry Potter is dying out. Of course, there are the crazies like us who swear up and down we'll never leave and will continue to write fanfiction. But I think a good deal of the discussion about the books themselves has died out. And if I were to do a deconstruction, not only would it be a chance for me (and my readers, few as they are) to take a look at the series, both its pros and cons, but it would also reopen the dialogue concerning the books again, and remind us why exactly we loved the series.
Of course, the objective part will be made difficult due to my having read it before (and enjoying it), but also fanon, personal or otherwise. I'd have to pretend I'm cracking open these books for the first time, which is quite untrue. Excepting the last book, I've read each HP book at least seven times.
I can't guarantee that I could finish such a huge project, but I'm definitely thinking about trying. Thoughts?
Btw, the link to the blog mentioned above can be found here.
Anyway, I read Ana Mardoll's deconstruction of the Twilight series. The way she puts it, a deconstruction is meant to open up a dialogue, point out the different interpretations the text has, and what the book might say about society in general. In my youth, and even now to a certain degree, I typically dislike such an in depth analysis of a book. Sometimes, particularly in children and YA literature, a sentence is meant to be taken at face value. But I genuinely enjoyed her deconstruction. She attempts to remain objective and not outright bash the story or its author, which I think is immensely important when arguing one way or another, and she also brings up some interesting points about the characters that I hadn't considered before (don't worry guys, I still hate Twilight).
What with the all of the movies released, the hype surrounding Harry Potter is dying out. Of course, there are the crazies like us who swear up and down we'll never leave and will continue to write fanfiction. But I think a good deal of the discussion about the books themselves has died out. And if I were to do a deconstruction, not only would it be a chance for me (and my readers, few as they are) to take a look at the series, both its pros and cons, but it would also reopen the dialogue concerning the books again, and remind us why exactly we loved the series.
Of course, the objective part will be made difficult due to my having read it before (and enjoying it), but also fanon, personal or otherwise. I'd have to pretend I'm cracking open these books for the first time, which is quite untrue. Excepting the last book, I've read each HP book at least seven times.
I can't guarantee that I could finish such a huge project, but I'm definitely thinking about trying. Thoughts?
Btw, the link to the blog mentioned above can be found here.